A rehabilitation programme has been launched for cancer patients recovering from upper gastrointestinal, ovarian and bladder ...

Low-dose pyridostigmine is an effective treatment for men with underactive bladder who undergo TURP for BPH with BOO, trial findings suggest. Administration of pyridostigmine following transurethral ...

Graphical comparison of bladder augmentation surgery using either ileum (top) or a cell-seeded, biodegradable scaffold (bottom). MSCs and HSPCs represent different types of stem cells found in the ...

Most people with bladder cancer begin treatment by having surgery to remove their cancer. If bladder cancer has spread beyond your bladder, you might have chemotherapy first. This can help treat ...

Surgeons from Keck Medicine of USC and UCLA Health have performed the world's first-in-human bladder transplant. The surgery was successfully completed at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on May 4, ...

Doctors consider surgery for interstitial cystitis (IC) as a last resort when other treatments, such as diet changes, medications, bladder instillations, and physical therapy, have failed to bring ...

Radical cystectomy involves bladder removal and urinary diversion, often using a laparoscopic robot-assisted approach for precision and access. The surgery lasts four to six hours, with a recovery ...

Gynecological organ-preserving cystectomy (GOPC) shows similar disease-free survival rates to standard radical cystectomy, with no reported relapses in gynecological organs. Patients who undergo GOPC ...